Safety razor



v. P. YACOUBYAN SAFETY RAZOR Filed Jan. 16, 1928 Nov. 6, 1928.

I Y'TORNE Y Patented Nov. 6, 1928.

UNITED STATES VAHAN P. YACOUBYAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SAFETY RAZOR.

Application filed January 16, 1928 Serial No. 247,107.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved top member for safety razors, the improvement having the twofold purpose of assisting the user to hold the razor so that the plane of the blade is at an effective angle to the surface of the skin, and of facilitating the advantageous diagonal stroke. A further object is to provide a member which is applicable to the regular existing razors, in

replacement for present top members.

In the accompanying drawings forming part hereof:

Fig. 1 is a plan View of a razor having a top piece embodying the invention Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the razor with the handle broken away; and

Fig. 3 is an elevation looking at the opposite end of' the top member.

The drawing illustrates a razor. of the Gillette type having an oblong rectangular guard member 2 with teeth on its side edges, a hollow handle 3 perpendicular to the guard member, and an oblong rectangular top meml where the plane surfaces 9 merge into such ber lbetween which and the guard member the flexible blade 5 is clamped. The top member may have the usual central screwthreaded stem 6 and pins 7 to enter openings in the blade and guard member.

The im'provementhas to do1with the top member of a razor of this or some generally similar kind. The upper surfaces of these top members are usually arched,'with nothing to aid the user in holding the razor in an having plane guide surfaces on its upper side effective manner.

According to my invention the upper side of the top member is formed with plane surfaces 8, which extend inward from the par allel side edges 9, sloping upward at a calculated low angle, the angle being designed to afford a guide to the best angle at which 40 to hold the blade in relation to the surface of the skin. i

The plane guide surfaces are not of uniform width, but their width changes regularly from oneend to the other of the member, the surfaces being comparatively wide at one end and quite narrow, or tapering away to nothing, at the other end. This involvesmaking the middle of the member somewhat higher at one end than at the other. The surfaces 9 meet the middle surface 10 on diagonal lines 11.

This feature afl'ords a guide for securing the diagonal stroke, not merely through sense of touch, but by sight as well when the user glances at the razor before applying it to his face. V l

The middle upper surface of the member 4 is shown flat in the higher portion. and arched in the lower portion in order to pre- 0 serve sufiicient thickness of metal at this region. The lines 11, which would disappear arch, may be continued by etching-or these lines may be etched or otherwise marked 5 throughout their length to render them more visible. The convergent ends of lines 11 are shown as not meeting, but manifestly the formation ,might be such that they would meet at this end of the member.

I claim; e a

A top member for a safety razor holder extending inward at an inclination from parallel side. edges, said surfaces'being wide atone end and decreasing in width to the other end.

VAHAN P.- YAoo'UBYAN. 

